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. >> president bam obama's plan already taking heat from republicans. >> and later, is that straw? our restaurant critic visits a tiny town restaurant where creativity is on the menu. [ male announcer ] 95% of all americans aren't getting enough whole grain. but actually, it's easier than you think, because general mills big g line of cereals is america's number one source of whole grain at breakfast. there's whole grain in every box... ♪ ...from chex... to cheerios... to lucky charms. so you can get the whole grain you want with the taste you love. get started on the whole grain you're missing with your favorite big g cereals. make sure to look for the white check. >> hosni mubarak is gone, but changes in egypt are just beginning. demands from all sides are being voiced, and shelby lynn has more. >> we have some demands of our own. that was the message from egyptian police officers and staffers at the nation's sfral bank. both groups say they want several things, including better pay. meanwhile, military rulers announced egypt's parliament has been dissolved. the constitution ha
. >> president bam obama's plan already taking heat from republicans. >> and later, is that straw? our restaurant critic visits a tiny town restaurant where creativity is on the menu. [ male announcer ] 95% of all americans aren't getting enough whole grain. but actually, it's easier than you think, because general mills big g line of cereals is america's number one source of whole grain at breakfast. there's whole grain in every box... ♪ ...from chex... to cheerios... to lucky...
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>> reporter: well, allen, president obama's budget does contain money to complete the first phase of the bart expansion here to the south bay and civic leaders are optimistic republicans on capitol hill are still vowing a fight over transportation funding. the first phase of the bart extension to the south bay would run for just over 10 miles from fremont to san jose's neighborhoods. the news that the federal transit administration is recommending $130 million in federal funds for the project almost certainly clears the way for construction to begin next year. >> this is tremendous and phenomenal news. >> reporter: the vta is building the extension that bart will operate and maintain. >> this project increases access in and out in santa clara county connecting the three largest areas in the bay area, san francisco, oakland and san jose. increases the access for both employees coming into santa clara county and employees going outside. >> reporter: in 2000 santa clara county voters approved a half cents sales tax to build the bart station then in 2008 voters approved a second sales ta
>> reporter: well, allen, president obama's budget does contain money to complete the first phase of the bart expansion here to the south bay and civic leaders are optimistic republicans on capitol hill are still vowing a fight over transportation funding. the first phase of the bart extension to the south bay would run for just over 10 miles from fremont to san jose's neighborhoods. the news that the federal transit administration is recommending $130 million in federal funds for the...
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obama essentially echoing the demands of the demonstrators in egypt and the senate tonight passing a nonbinding resolution calling for the embattled 82-year-old mubarak to hand over power and make way for a peaceful transition to democracy. >> until that happens, violent clashes between protesters and loyalists of mubarak continue. nbc's richard engel has more from the egyptian capital as unrest in that square escalates for a second straight day. >> reporter: downtown cairo was again a battleground today. tahrir square has become a primitive fortified camp for demonstrators. demanding that president mubarak resign. the demonstrators hide behind metal shields to throw rocks at mubarak supporters who attacked the protesters from the edges of the square. it's a bizarre scene, where protesters defending the square with molotov cocktails and even fire bombs like a medieval castle under siege. last night the protesters had to fight hard to hold the square sending off hundreds of molotov cocktails. and gunfire. several protesters were killed. for the army, the gunfire was too much. a tank r
obama essentially echoing the demands of the demonstrators in egypt and the senate tonight passing a nonbinding resolution calling for the embattled 82-year-old mubarak to hand over power and make way for a peaceful transition to democracy. >> until that happens, violent clashes between protesters and loyalists of mubarak continue. nbc's richard engel has more from the egyptian capital as unrest in that square escalates for a second straight day. >> reporter: downtown cairo was...
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the obama administration is pushing for a swift transition of power in egypt. right now it is 8:00 saturday morning in cairo. day twelve of the protest there. while the egyptian president remains in power, there is word of discussions now underway behind the scenes for the long- time leader to turn over control of the government. ktvu's rita williams reports. >> reporter: more than 100,000 strong, protestors seemed re- charged and more determined. they chant and they pray. soldiers finally got involved checking ids at entrances to keep out trouble makers with weapons. it seemed to work. leaving a largely peaceful protest in the square. but the walking wounded, hurt in clashes the passed two days, were reminders of how quickly the situation can change. and indeed outside the checkpoints there still were confrontations between the pro and anti groups. what was billed as the day of departure for egyptian president didn't live up to its name. he stayed. but the united states stepped up the pressure. >> we want to see this moment of turmoil turn into a moment of opp
the obama administration is pushing for a swift transition of power in egypt. right now it is 8:00 saturday morning in cairo. day twelve of the protest there. while the egyptian president remains in power, there is word of discussions now underway behind the scenes for the long- time leader to turn over control of the government. ktvu's rita williams reports. >> reporter: more than 100,000 strong, protestors seemed re- charged and more determined. they chant and they pray. soldiers...
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the obama administration is pushing for a swift transition of power in egypt. right now it is 8:00 saturday morning in cairo. day twelve of the protest there. while the egyptian president remains in power, there is word of discussions now underway behind the scenes for the long- time leader to turn over control of the government. ktvu's rita williams reports. >> reporter: more than 100,000 strong, protestors seemed re- charged and more determined. they chant and they pray. soldiers finally got involved checking ids at entrances to keep out trouble makers with weapons. it seemed to work. leaving a largely peaceful protest in the square. but the walking wounded, hurt in clashes the passed two days, were reminders of how quickly the situation can change. and indeed outside the checkpoints there still were confrontations between the pro and anti groups. what was billed as the day of departure for egyptian president didn't live up to its name. he stayed. but the united states stepped up the pressure. >> we want to see this moment of turmoil turn into a moment of opp
the obama administration is pushing for a swift transition of power in egypt. right now it is 8:00 saturday morning in cairo. day twelve of the protest there. while the egyptian president remains in power, there is word of discussions now underway behind the scenes for the long- time leader to turn over control of the government. ktvu's rita williams reports. >> reporter: more than 100,000 strong, protestors seemed re- charged and more determined. they chant and they pray. soldiers...
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with read kamal obama, changing their minds, will be uut ready to work for them. in the meantime, republicans are focused on working with the people, confronting the challenges and helping over economy to creating jobs. >> overnight, a $60 billion cut south to the current budget. it would/150 programs. it would not likely pass the senate. it is being threatened by president obama to the del. >> henry? the comfort food. -that folk- >> henry, that looks like cream of wheat. polenta. >> this is classy polenta. a master of is going to show us. with this warm weather dish. coming up on kron 4 news this weekend. for >> we are back on kron 4 news this weekend. it is quite the scene. the left is the san francisco with the overcast conditions. certainly, the overcast conditions in the snowfall from mt. tam. >> jacqueline is going to speak about which expect more rain fall? >> >>jacqueline: not only rain is the big story but the snow has added to it as well. not only through the sierras but also locally. first, snowfall in the last 24 hours. this is true heavenly ski resort
with read kamal obama, changing their minds, will be uut ready to work for them. in the meantime, republicans are focused on working with the people, confronting the challenges and helping over economy to creating jobs. >> overnight, a $60 billion cut south to the current budget. it would/150 programs. it would not likely pass the senate. it is being threatened by president obama to the del. >> henry? the comfort food. -that folk- >> henry, that looks like cream of wheat....
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. >> thank you, gentlemen, president obama wants high speed rail and more jobs and he has a plan to get most of those. the president wants to spend $53 billion on high speed rail projects over the next six years giving 80% of americans access to high speed rail within the next 25 years and to put people back to work building the system. the plan means more money for california's proposed high speed rail though we don't know how much until the president released his budget come monday. the $53 billion has a tough road ahead as republicans have had enough of big-ticket items from the white house so far. >>> 48 million doled out and 12 million vehicles recalled. today we got the final word from the government about what caused toyota vehicles to suddenly accelerate. as kristen dahlgren reports, it wasn't the electronics after all. >> reporter: it was accidents like this. >> we're approaching an intersection. hold on. pray. oh, shoot. >> reporter: that led to the recall. an off-duty california highway patrolman and his family killed when their car accelerated out of control. now after more
. >> thank you, gentlemen, president obama wants high speed rail and more jobs and he has a plan to get most of those. the president wants to spend $53 billion on high speed rail projects over the next six years giving 80% of americans access to high speed rail within the next 25 years and to put people back to work building the system. the plan means more money for california's proposed high speed rail though we don't know how much until the president released his budget come monday. the...
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you bet. >> we heard that the obama administration is working out a plan to ask hosni mubarak to step down immediately. what have you heard? >> reporter: they are pushing him now to put more power in the vice president's hands and to transition into an election and coalition government. the opposition is still rather loose. the most organized fraction of it is the muslim brotherhood to give a lot of american officials some pause. it is an islamist party. but nevertheless, the u.s. is focused on putting pressure on mubarak, keep support from the military, which the united states provides a tremendous amount of aid to, and get this transition underway. >> so, of course, this is an important allie to the u.s. if he does step down, what does it mean for us? >> well, it raises a lot of question marks to be sure. military aid is what is key, so that's why the military is the key to all of this as a national institution. also, a new government, the united states would want to know, are they still at peace with israel? the peace treaty in 1975 being a crucial security blanket for that region.
you bet. >> we heard that the obama administration is working out a plan to ask hosni mubarak to step down immediately. what have you heard? >> reporter: they are pushing him now to put more power in the vice president's hands and to transition into an election and coalition government. the opposition is still rather loose. the most organized fraction of it is the muslim brotherhood to give a lot of american officials some pause. it is an islamist party. but nevertheless, the u.s....
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president barack obama once nearly all americans that access to speak-e wireless. he's promoting the plan in a small midwest city that's becoming for a model for how it can be bringing prosperity. he had to marquette, high-tech wireless initiatives and action talk about his new plan to expand access to high-speed wireless to 98% thousands of conservative backing gives are in d.c. for the annual conservative political action conference. this is video of last year's event that attracted many people. floes canada is looking for the gop will appear at this year's event. however, the surveillance will not be there, the three day conference feature speeches, strategy, opportunities for networking. it wraps up on saturday. a married congresswoman has resigned in the midst of a scandal. in a statement christopher lee says he cannot allow this destruction to continue. the gossip website says he said ensures reciprocity of himself to a woman on craig's list. he also apologizes for what he calls " profound mistakes to his family, staff, and citrus groves. coming up, much more
president barack obama once nearly all americans that access to speak-e wireless. he's promoting the plan in a small midwest city that's becoming for a model for how it can be bringing prosperity. he had to marquette, high-tech wireless initiatives and action talk about his new plan to expand access to high-speed wireless to 98% thousands of conservative backing gives are in d.c. for the annual conservative political action conference. this is video of last year's event that attracted many...
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from president obama. i will keep looking for it. >>> sal, what's happening in mountain view is. >> we have slow traffic because of an earlier crash. that crash has taken a long time to clear. someone at one point was trapped inside the -- one of the vehicles there. just too give yourself plenty of time. i would say you should use 208 as an alternate. the traffic is going to be okay on 208 as your alternate route. let's go to live pictures, some slowing there coming up but it's light at the bay bridge. and then in san francisco northbound 101 approaching the 80 split. that traffic looks good. i just can't too mention something that -- i just want to mention something that tori today. the packer are favorite -- >> i thought the steelers were favorites. >> no. >> it was 3 1/2 when it first came out. >>> we do have mostly fair dies -- fair skies. a lot of reports coming in. anna up in sebastopol, mike in cordelia, 33, pleasant hill is 35. these were the lows. mill valley, 37. atherton and millbrae, 37 and lom
from president obama. i will keep looking for it. >>> sal, what's happening in mountain view is. >> we have slow traffic because of an earlier crash. that crash has taken a long time to clear. someone at one point was trapped inside the -- one of the vehicles there. just too give yourself plenty of time. i would say you should use 208 as an alternate. the traffic is going to be okay on 208 as your alternate route. let's go to live pictures, some slowing there coming up but it's...
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president obama has also promised to veto this g.o.p. backed bill because of the amendments as spending plan does need to be passed and signed by the president by march 4th in order to prevented a government shutdown. >>> a new york police officer died after a shoot-out with a homicide suspect. police responded to reports of gunfire in a parking lot yesterday afternoon. investigators say they believe the man shot and killed his wife. officers chased down the man, who began shooting at them. a police officer was shot in the hid. he died hours later. three other officers were hurt. the gunman was shot and killed. >>> an unauthorized biography of the founder every wikileaks is expected to hit the store shelves next month. the author says the book will feature testimony from women who accused assange of rape. he is wanted in sweden for allegations about rape. another book about him came out last week and it was written by a former wikileaks spokesperson juppe a law bargain sex offenders from parks and schools is declared unconstitutional in
president obama has also promised to veto this g.o.p. backed bill because of the amendments as spending plan does need to be passed and signed by the president by march 4th in order to prevented a government shutdown. >>> a new york police officer died after a shoot-out with a homicide suspect. police responded to reports of gunfire in a parking lot yesterday afternoon. investigators say they believe the man shot and killed his wife. officers chased down the man, who began shooting at...
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lot of laughter is the secret to her 19-year marriage to president obama. they do not take themselves too seriously, she says, and learned laughter is the best form of unity. no word on what the couple will exactly do to celebrate valentine's day but she did say the president could not go wrong with jewelry. >>> shiny is good. time is 7:19. sheriff's deputy is being called a hero after a dangerous rescue. meet the man who put his life on the line to get a man out of a burning car. >>> high clouds. give you a live look at san francisco where the morning fog and cloud cover are back. we'll tell you when that will burn off and tell you what to expect for your sunday and also going into next week, when we come back. >>> it has been two years since a deadly continental airline crash in new york and to mark the somber anniversary members of the community joined family and friends yesterday for a vigil at the crash site. each victim's name was read and a candle lit in their honor. all 49 people on board and one person on the ground were killed when the plane crash
lot of laughter is the secret to her 19-year marriage to president obama. they do not take themselves too seriously, she says, and learned laughter is the best form of unity. no word on what the couple will exactly do to celebrate valentine's day but she did say the president could not go wrong with jewelry. >>> shiny is good. time is 7:19. sheriff's deputy is being called a hero after a dangerous rescue. meet the man who put his life on the line to get a man out of a burning car....
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meanwhile, this morning president obama is ramping up pressure on president mubarak to make an immediate resignation, urging him to listen to the people as they enter a 12th day of protests. also, near early this morning, there was an explosion at a gas compressor station in northern egypt. late word is it is due to a gas leak. but regional leaders say they suspect sabotage. no one was killed. >>> an unusual tactic underway this morning to find google executive who disappeared from cairo more than a week ago after participating in anti- government demonstrations and there are reports he has been detained by the government. this morning one of organized anti-government youth groups named him as their spokesman. it's called a gutsy move to force the egyptian government to release him. government officials have been going meeting with the ledders of the opposition and the group says if the government wants to talk to them, it has to go through him. >>> back in the bay area, demonstrators at stanford university showed their support for him and the movement. >> what he said is, i'm not fighti
meanwhile, this morning president obama is ramping up pressure on president mubarak to make an immediate resignation, urging him to listen to the people as they enter a 12th day of protests. also, near early this morning, there was an explosion at a gas compressor station in northern egypt. late word is it is due to a gas leak. but regional leaders say they suspect sabotage. no one was killed. >>> an unusual tactic underway this morning to find google executive who disappeared from...
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he did say he thought president obama, quote, was a very good man. he said that he had not been asked to step down but he also said that he had told president obama, quote, that you don't understand the egyptian culture and you don't understand what would happen if i resign today. he did say once he had made that statement, once he had heard the demands of the people, as he told me, that they were legitimate demands, he made the decision to step aside and he said he felt relief after that. i did say, where would he go once he stepped down? and he said, egypt. this is my -- this is my home. he said, he didn't care what people were saying about him right now. he said that he cared only about his country, about egypt, and is that when the time comes, he would die in egypt. i visited that palace many times. i've interviewed president mubarak in much less tense times. usually the halls are crowded, lots of officials in the halls, walking, bringing tea, bringing coffee. this time there was a sense that everybody was in their offices. we walked down an empt
he did say he thought president obama, quote, was a very good man. he said that he had not been asked to step down but he also said that he had told president obama, quote, that you don't understand the egyptian culture and you don't understand what would happen if i resign today. he did say once he had made that statement, once he had heard the demands of the people, as he told me, that they were legitimate demands, he made the decision to step aside and he said he felt relief after that. i...
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. >>> this morning, president obama is reaching out to egypt's military. what the president says needs to be done by military leaders there now that they are in charge of that country. and politics are getting more hands-on in venezuela. what is causing the rise in tension there? >>> happy saturday. mostly clear skies as we start the morning. little cool started, just a light breeze al am immediata for you. >>> this morning, senior u.s. military officials are headed to the middle east to reassure two key u.s. allies. recent demonstrations in egypt have sparked some fear that similar unrest could spread through the region. as a result, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff will hold meetings in amman tomorrow with the jordan king. jordan is a close u.s. partner on the war on terror and a key player in the mideast peace process. after a visit to jordan, amman will lead to israel where leaders are worried mubarak's resignation could jeopardize the peace treaty with egypt. >>> and as the admiral heads to the middle east, president obama is hopeful for the futu
. >>> this morning, president obama is reaching out to egypt's military. what the president says needs to be done by military leaders there now that they are in charge of that country. and politics are getting more hands-on in venezuela. what is causing the rise in tension there? >>> happy saturday. mostly clear skies as we start the morning. little cool started, just a light breeze al am immediata for you. >>> this morning, senior u.s. military officials are headed...
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michelle obama may allow them on the networking site once they are over. >>> aened go -- a grandma in britain is being called the -- called a hero. suddenly -- look at the woman in red. that's ann tenson racing to the scene of the crime. the man ran away. one of them fell on the ground. and then other men got around -- gathered around and held them and he was arrested because of her. >> you have 0 -- it's kind of interesting because they don't try to defend themselves. >>> let's check in with sal. >> i was waiting for the benny hill music to start. >>> let's take a look at the commute now. the traffic is going to be slow, although it's improving here at the toll plaza. we had an accident with a limo and regular sedan. they got into a crash but they were pulled off already and the chp is clearing the lanes for us. westbound traffic is just a little better. it's about an eight-minute delay. also, the morning commute northbound and southbound 101 is awful in san francisco. avoid 101 right now and use 280. if you are just going a short distance, why don't you use city streets because you
michelle obama may allow them on the networking site once they are over. >>> aened go -- a grandma in britain is being called the -- called a hero. suddenly -- look at the woman in red. that's ann tenson racing to the scene of the crime. the man ran away. one of them fell on the ground. and then other men got around -- gathered around and held them and he was arrested because of her. >> you have 0 -- it's kind of interesting because they don't try to defend themselves....